Tuesday, 10 July 2007

Tagged: 7 Random Things About Me

Wendy from a Wee Bit of Cooking recently tagged me for this meme. Like she said, memes are ideal for hectic times or lazy days. My schedule is a bit crazy at the moment because of the start of a new internship. I don't even have time to run as much as I'd like to, let alone bake or cook. I hope to get back to my usual self soon. For now:

7 Absolutely Random Things About Me ...

(1) I learnt to ride a bicycle when I was 25 years old.

(2) My full name has 31 letters.

(3) I have a very high tolerance and big love for spicy food, so don't challenge me to a chilli eating competition.

(4) I ate so much papaya and carrots as a kid that I now have a permanent yellowish glow on my skin (luckily, I have tanned skin, otherwise you might think that I am related to the Simpsons!).

(5) I can speak 2 (English, Malay) + 0.5 (Indonesian) + 0.5 (Mandarin) languages & also read Arabic (I don't understand it though). I tried to learn Italian and French without success - well, I probably didn't try hard enough (I was just happy to be able to understand the menus in both countries!)

(6) I am allergic to pain medications like asprins and paracetamol, so when I have a headache or have a cold, I use aromatherapy (e.g. lavender oil, eucalyptus). It seems to work, even if some of it may be a placebo effect.

(7) More than a decade ago, I wanted to set up my own bakery and cafe, but after working in a bakery for 2 months, I realised that it's too hard (very, VERY long days, very tiring) and it took the joy out of baking for me.

I'm not tagging bloggers who have been around a while just because they've probably been tagged before, so I will tag 7 new & "new-ish" faces in the food blog world since I enjoy reading their blogs and would like to know some random facts about them:

Eva, I wonder what kinds of random facts you will come up with :-) The photo is of a crumble. I can't remember what fruit I used, I think it was apples, pear and dried cherries. I love custard too!

Marie, thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment. I love your stories & photos, and how your have a tempting recipe at the end of your post. It's wonderful that you enjoy your job as a chef.

Patricia, it's quite a simple crumble that we make almost every week. Maybe I will post it when I don't have something more interesting to write about ;-)

Valentina, so I'm not the only cousin of the Simpsons!

Wendy, it's all true.#1 - It took my friend a few weeks to convince me to learn, but once we bought a bicycle, I learnt in half an hour! I was shocked at how easy it was. But the hard part is getting good at it, like riding up hills - that's a killer.

Hi Nora, thanks for the Tag! I will have to get to work, I was just also tagged by Katie at "Other People's Food" for Eight Random Facts... I wonder if that means I have to come up with 15 facts (I'm just not that exciting) maybe I can combine them somehow....

I thought I'd left you a comment but maybe I didn't. Going mad! Thanks Nora, I'll get on to it asap. My mum has an aromatherapy company so as a family we're quite big on using it for small ills. Same as you for no.3 too - Totally addicted while I was pregnant to the stage where I gave myself incredibly painful heartburn. Back to normal now though. (well normal eating anyway!)

About Me

For the love of food

... looking, thinking, reading, researching, smelling, creating, discussing, tasting, sharing & dreaming about food.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~Many years ago, I moved to Sydney from a tiny island near the equator. It is no secret that I am obsessed about food. My Aussie husband ("Quikong") claims that he doesn't really care about food. In reality, he is actually a gourmand-in-denial & my harshest critic. Therefore, I've made him the official taster of the recipes I will post.